Schlepper

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A servant who carries things; a porter.

    "Tell the schlepper to take it up to your hotel room."

  2. 2
    One who wanders aimlessly. derogatory

    "I can't interest the little schlepper in doing his homework."

  3. 3
    (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person wordnet
  4. 4
    Any manual laborer, or other lowly employee. derogatory

    "He's just a schlepper!"

Synonyms

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Example

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"Tell the schlepper to take it up to your hotel room."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From schlep + -er.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Yiddish שלעפּער (shleper).

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